Fresh
One of the best family films to come down the pike this year, and not just because this year has also brought us The Nut Job and Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.
Sherilyn Connelly, Village Voice
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014 · 1h 28m · Not Rated
Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Mike Disa
Overview
Like always, Postman Pat is happily going about his duty delivering letters and parcels around the fictional town of Greendale. One day, auditions for the TV talent show, "You're the One", are held in Greendale, which Pat manages to pass. With Pat required to be away from Greendale whilst participating in the contest, various Patbot 3000 robots are deployed to take Pat's postal duties. This soon turns out to be an evil plot to take over the world, which Pat must now stop.
Director and cast
- Mike Disa Director
- Stephen Mangan as Postman Pat (voice)
- David Tennant as Wilf
- Jim Broadbent as CEO (voice)
- Rupert Grint as Josh (voice)
- Ronan Keating as Postman Pat (singing voice)
- Susan Duerden as Sara Clifton (voice)
- Robin Atkin Downes as Simon Cowbell
- Sandra Teles Cast
- T.J. Ramini Cast
- Peter Woodward Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Viewers unencumbered by nostalgia will probably see this zippy, occasionally funny movie as no more frantic or pop-culture-addled than the average multiplex fodder.
Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
Rotten
The 6-year-old I watched it with summed it up perfectly: "It starts out fun but then it's kinda sad and scary. And sorta boring, too."
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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